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Tuesday, August 9, 2011 – Daily News 3A Local Calendar To add an upcoming event in the Local Calendar, submit information well in advance to the Daily News, attention Calendar, P.O. Box 220, Red Bluff, 96080 or e-mail to clerk@redbluffdailynews.com.Include a contact name and telephone number. TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 Red Bluff Antelope School Board, 5:30 p.m., Antelope District Board Room, 22600 Antelope Blvd. Community BLS/CPR class, 6 p.m., St. Eliza- beth Community Hospital, Columba Room, 529- 8031 Cribbage Club, 6:30 p.m., Rio Vista Mobile Estates. Call Jerold 527-6402 for more informa- tion. International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, 6:45 p.m., Masonic Hall 822 Main St. 527-6715 PAL Kickboxing, 6 p.m., 1450 Schwab St., 529-8716 or 200-3950 Photo club, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528-8066 Pinochle for Seniors, 12:30-3:30 p.m., 1500 S. Jackson St., Free, 527-8177 Playtime Pals Playgroup, 9:30 a.m., Family Resource Center, 220 Sycamore St. Ste. 101, 528- 8066 Red Bluff Rotary, noon, Elks Lodge Red Bluff Union Elementary School District board meeting, 5:30 p.m., 1755 Airport Blvd. Take Off Pounds Sensibly — TOPS, 10 a.m., First United Methodist Church, 525 David Ave., 824-0556 or 529-1414 Tehama 4-H, 7 p.m., First Baptist Church , Pine Street, 527-3101 Tehama County Board of Supervisors, 10 a.m., 727 Oak St. Tehama County Fish and Game Commis- sion, 8 a.m., Conference E, courthouse annex, 527-2095 Tehama County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, 8:30 a.m., 727 Oak St. Tehama County Genealogical and Historical Society, 6:30 p.m. Red Bluff Library, 529-6650 Tehama County Tea Party Patriots,6 p.m., Grange Hall, 20794 Walnut St. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1932, 7 p.m. Veterans Building, Oak Street Weight Watchers meeting, 9 a.m., 6 p.m., weigh-in starts half-hour before meetings, 485 Antelope Blvd., #N, next to Bud’s Jolly Kone, 1- 800-651-6000 Westside 4-H, 7 p.m., Reeds Creek School Gym, 527-3101 Corning City Council, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 794 Third St. Domestic Violence Information and Support Group (Spanish language), 10 a.m. to Noon, Olive Room at the Corning Healthcare District, 275 Solano St. 528-0226. ESL, 9 a.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824-7670 Soccer training, 4-6 p.m., except for holidays and rain, Woodson School Soccer Field, 150 N Toomes, 824-7680 Women’s Support Group, 6 p.m., Family Resource Center, West and South streets, 824- 7670 Los Molinos Free ESL Class 3:30-4:30 p.m., Los Molinos Elementary, 7700 Stanford Ave., 384-7833 Gerber ria, 527-3101 El Camino 4-H, 7 p.m., Gerber School Cafete- El Camino Irrigation District,6 p.m., 8451 Highway 99W, 385-1559 Manton Manton 4-H, 7 p.m., Manton Grange, 527-3101 Cottonwood Evergreen School Board, 5 p.m., 19500 Learning Way WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 Red Bluff Al-Anon, noon to 1 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Jefferson and Hickory BMX practice races, 5:30 p.m., Red Rock BMX Track, Tehama District Fairground, $3 Elks duplicate bridge, noon, Elks Lodge, 355 Gilmore Road, 528-9418 Farmers Market, 5-8 p.m., Washington Street between Oak and Pine streets Mentor Gathering, 5:30 p.m., Tehama County Department of Education, 527-5811. Parks and Recreation Commission, 7 p.m., Red Bluff Community and Senior Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., 527-8177 Red Bluff Cemetery District Board of Trustees, 4 p.m., Oak Hill Cemetery office Red Bluff Kiwanis, noon, Elks Lodge Retired Public Employees Association, Chapter 18, noon, Cozy Diner Senior Dance, 7 p.m., Westside Grange, Wal- nut Street Soroptimist International of Red Bluff meet- ing , 5:30 p.m., Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., siredbluffclub@yahoo.com Home renovation budget tips I have a guilty pleasure, and his name is Mike Holmes, star of the cable TV show "Holmes on Homes" and HOLMES: The Magazine to Make it Right. Recently, Mike shared "26 Ways to Never Go Over Budget" when dealing with any kind of home improve- ment. His publisher has given me permission to share highlights with you: 1. Work in the off-season. If you can wait, postpone the job to save on labor costs. 2. Avoid structural changes. Moving walls and adding founda- tions raise the bill. If you must have more space, grab it from an adjoin- ing closet or room. 3. Work with what you've got. Example: If you've got a good set of cabinets, just replace the cabinet doors. 4. Leave appliances, fixtures and outlets in the same locations. Run- ning new lines drives up costs. 5. Buy all appliances or fixtures at one time and on sale, if you have a place to store them. 6. Stick with normal colors. Choose colors that are manufac- tured in the greatest numbers. The efficiency is passed on in the price. 7. Opt for factory finishing. Cab- inets, floors and even entire houses are now available factory finished. 8. Make decisions based on qual- ity, not just price. It's still cheaper to have the same item over a longer period than to replace it a few years later. 9. Plan for energy efficiency. This can be as simple as buy- ing EnergyStar appliances. 10. Prioritize, and don't budge. Once you have your list, divide it between what you want and what you need. 11. Go with the stan- dard model whenever possible. There are low- cost alternatives to just about everything, and you don't have to com- promise quality. 12. Rule out thought- less change orders. Noth- ing busts a budget faster than changing a floor plan or materials after work is underway. build anything, you have a mini- mum of 16 categories of pricing, and you want each broken out. 18. Have all materials on-site before they're required. It's called the "preconstruction period" when everything gets ordered. 19. Hold pre-construc- tion meetings. The people on your construction teams need to thoroughly under- stand the job prior to start- ing. 20. Check materials as Mary Hunt Everyday Cheapskate 13. Use an architect. When you can't be on-site, this person can stop waste and overspending. 14. Have the architect itemize everything. Sounds tedious, but that's the thoroughness you are pay- ing for. 15. Seek multiple bids. Once you have the architect, pursue the best possible bids for the job. 16. Itemize within the contract. Your general contractor will create a contract that includes a progress payment schedule. 17. Ask for pricing. When you they arrive. See everything out of the boxes to ensure things arrive undamaged and intact. 21. Prepare a punch list, or post-job list of to-do items you feel may still need attention. 22. Space out the pay- ments. You should have been doing this throughout the pro- ject, with the help of your written contract that includes an incremen- tal pay schedule worked up before- hand. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProofLiving.com, a personal finance member website. You can email her at mary@everydaycheapskate.com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, P.O. Box 2135, Paramount, CA 90723. 10 facts about amending your tax return If you discover an error after you file your tax return, you can correct it by amending your return. Here are ten facts from the Internal Revenue Ser- vice about amending your federal tax return: 1. When to amend a return You should file an amended return if your filing status, your dependents, your total income or your deductions or credits were reported incorrectly. 2. When not to amend a return. In some cases, you do not need to amend your tax return. The IRS usually cor- rects math errors or requests missing forms – such as W-2s or schedules – when processing an original return. In these instances, do not amend your return. 3. Form to use Use Form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, to amend a previously filed Form 1040, 1040A or 1040EZ. Make Police reports The following informa- tion is compiled from Red Bluff Police Department, Tehama County Sheriff’s Department, Corning Police Department and California Highway Patrol. Arrest • Someone reported to Red Bluff Police at 8:04 a.m. Saturday that a woman in dark clothing was running around out- side a broken down 1978 Chevy Truck on South Main Street, near the entrance of St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. At 8:09 a.m., the citizen called back and said the woman was in the truck, but was naked. Upon arrival, officers contacted Weeda Christmen, 47, and Robert Joseph Ferris, 44. Christmen, also known as Weeda Sue Clare and Weeda Sue Clair, was eval- uated, arrested and booked into Tehama County Jail for being under the influ- ence of a controlled sub- stance. Bail was $3,000. Ferris was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear: written promise and booked at Tehama County Jail. Bail was $7,500. sure you check the box for the year of the return you are amending on the Form 1040X. Amended tax returns cannot be filed electronically. 4. Multiple amended returns If you are amending more than one year’s tax return, prepare a 1040X for each return and mail them in separate envelopes to the appropriate IRS processing center. 5. Form 1040X The Form 1040X has three columns. Column A shows original figures from the original return (if however, the return was pre- viously amended or adjusted by IRS, use the adjusted figures). Column C shows the corrected figures. The dif- ference between Column A and C is shown in Column B. There is an area on the back of the form to explain the specific changes and the reason for the change. 6. Other forms or schedules If the changes involve other schedules or Bolos •A be-on-the-lookout for was issued Saturday for a gold 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass, license 3pik860, taken from Barham Avenue in the Corning area sometime between Wednesday and Friday. The right front passenger window was broken and there was a dent on the left front fender. •A be-on-the-lookout was issued Sunday for a blue 1992 Ford taken from the River’s Edge Mobile Home Park on Saturday. Crash • Red Bluff Police were sent at 9:19 p.m. Sun- day after a 29-year-old man fled the area of Sandy Way in Red Bluff Sunday evening after he crashed his motorcycle and got into an argument with his ex- girlfriend. Anthony Quezada had accelerated, going west on Sandy Way, which is a cul- de-sac at an unknown speed. As he approached Gilmore Road, Quezada lost control of the motorcy- cle, which tipped over. Quezada was thrown, sustaining an unknown injury to his right arm, but fled the scene and was not located. Theft • Someone reported Wednesday the theft of $35,500 worth of copper wire used for the Red Bluff High School solar project was stolen sometime between February and August 2011. The case is still under investigation. Threat • Red Bluff Police were sent at 11:09 p.m. Thurs- day to the area of Luther Road and Alder Street for a disturbance involving three boys, ages 14, 15 and 16. Upon arrival, it was determined the boys had been contacted by four men in a gray sedan near the intersection of Luther and Southpointe Drive. The 16-year-old boy had been pushed by one of the men and another men was holding a knife at his side. After the confrontation, one of the men told the boys they were just testing them and fled the area prior to police arrival Violence • Officers were sent at 12:22 a.m. Sunday to St. Elizabeth Community Hospital for a 17-year-old boy being treated for lacer- forms, attach them to the Form 1040X. 7. Additional refund If you are fil- ing to claim an additional refund, wait until you have received your original refund before filing Form 1040X. You may cash that check while waiting for any additional refund. 8. Additional tax If you owe addi- tional tax, you should file Form 1040X and pay the tax as soon as possible to limit interest and penalty charges. 9. When to file Generally, to claim a refund, you must file Form 1040X within three years from the date you filed your original return or within two years from the date you paid the tax, whichever is later. 10. Processing time Normal pro- cessing time for amended returns is 8 to 12 weeks. Form 1040X and instructions are available at www.irs.gov or by calling 800-TAX-FORM (800-829-3676). ations to his face and a fracture under his right eye. Officers learned the boy was giving his friend, Ryan Bowman, 21, of Paynes Creek, a ride home when Bowman attacked the boy for unknown rea- sons. Following the attack, Bowman got out of the vehicle and the boy drove himself to the hospital. He was treated and released to Child Protective Services as his parents were in Mis- souri. •Officers were sent at 7:53 p.m. Sunday to con- tact Timothy Martin, 46, of Red Bluff in the 700 block of Ash Street regarding a battery report. Martin and Edouard Ouellette, 36, of Red Bluff had been in a fight over money owed and Martin has received minor abrasions on his head. ENGLAND’S BOOKKEEPING SERVICES Check Book Balance Email acownteen@yahoo.com Call or Text 530 739-9413 Financial Statements Payroll Sales Tax • MEN • WOMEN • CHILDREN AFFORDABLE • CONVENIENT $1000 $1000 With coupon, Regularly $12 (Expires 8/31/11) FREE HELIUM BALLOONS 530-529-5766 855 So. Main St. (Walmart Shopping Center)